Peach crisp with cinnamon whipped cream is an easy, delicious end-of summer dessert for your whole Labor Day crowd. Happy Labor Day! It is always funny to me that most people use Labor Day to mark the end of summer, when in North Carolina we still have weeks of heat left. I love love love…
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oatmeal dark chocolate fig bars
Oatmeal dark chocolate fig bars are the perfect end-of-summer afternoon snack. Sometimes you are just in the mood for a bar dessert. Cookies and cake won’t do, but the dense crumb of a one-handed oatmeal bar fits the bill perfectly. I have been trying to make a fruit and oatmeal bar since the spring, with…
s’mores parfait with chocolate custard
Happy 4th of July!!! We’re celebrating with a s’mores parfait complete with graham cracker streusel, chocolate custard and toasted meringue topping! For some reason, s’mores always seem like a good 4th of July dessert. This isn’t the first appearance of a s’mores around 4th of July, and with this repeat offender, you would think we make…
blueberry bundt cake with streusel and lemon glaze
I interrupt your morning for blueberry bundt cake. But, not just any blueberry bundt cake; blueberry bundt cake with streusel and lemon glaze! The combination is jaw-droppingly delicious and I can’t get enough! This is seriously the best bundt cake I have ever had. The great thing about it is that the streusel makes it like…
carrot cake loaf with nutella swirled cream cheese frosting
Happy first day of spring! Let’s celebrate with a slice of carrot cake loaf with nutella swirled cream cheese frosting. I have always associated carrot cake with Easter and spring. I don’t think we had an overwhelming number of carrot cakes around Easter growing up, but all of the stores and bakeries seem to increase…
the best oscars snacks
The Academy Awards ceremony is tonight – the most glamorous red carpet night of the year. The best thing about the Oscars besides the red carpet? The snacks. I compiled snacks to match some of the Oscar-nominated movies so your viewing party snacks can be Oscar-worthy too. Nominated for Best Animated Film: Inside Out – Roasted cauliflower broccoli stuffed…
dense chocolate loaf cake
What would happen if a brownie and a loaf cake married? This perfectly fudgy, dark, dense chocolate loaf cake would happen. This loaf is no-nonsense and perfect for Valentine’s Day with a significant other, with friends, or by your onsie (no judgment zone here). Valentine’s Day is so much more controversial than I think it…
king cake cinnamon buns
It was a sad ending to the weekend and the Super Bowl with a Panthers loss. Fortunately, we have Mardi Gras and these individual king cake cinnamon buns to look forward to on Tuesday! I have never been to New Orleans, but it is on my list of places to visit, and hopefully sometime soon….
chocolate chip cookie bars
Sometimes you just need a little comfort food. Chocolate chip cookie bars seem like the perfect comforting food for all of this snow and cold weather. And when you run out of groceries and don’t want to leave the house in the snow, you do what you can with what you have ;) These chocolate…
flourless chocolate cake with peppermint whipped cream
I figured out what you need for your Christmas dessert buffet this year. Dense, super rich flourless chocolate cake with peppermint whipped cream. Crush up some candy canes from your stocking and your cake is the star of the party. Chocolate and peppermint is such a great combination and perfect for Christmas day. This cake…